What happens
Arthur Ames, a bachelor who owes ten thousand dollars from gambling, is threatened at his home by two men acting for a gambling operator named Big Tony. They demand payment, and when Ames claims he cannot pay, they propose that he marry a wealthy widow, Ella Jason, whom he has met at the Bellpoint Hotel. Ames begins a courtship with Ella, and her nephew Herbert grows suspicious of the new suitor. This episode of Suspense, an old-time radio drama aired October 25, 1959, was written by Harold Huber and stars Elspeth Eric as Ella and Paul McGrath as Arthur.
Arthur Ames's home, the Bellpoint Hotel, and a restaurant in the city
Characters: Arthur Ames, Ella Jason, Big Tony, Herbert, Angela
Listen for: Ella's gentle, dependent manner and the men's threats about a debt that must be paid
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.